An unusual polyp at colonoscopy
- 1St Georges University of London, London, UK
- 2Department of Histopathology, Croydon University Hospital, Croydon, UK
- 3Department of Surgery, Croydon University Hospital, Croydon, UK
- Correspondence to Andrew D Beggs, abeggs{at}sgul.ac.uk
Description
A 54-year-old man presented to surgical outpatients with a 3-month history of rectal bleeding with no change in bowel habit or abdominal pain. He had a medical history of gastroenteritis. He had no family history of bowel cancer.
Colonoscopy to the terminal ileum revealed a broad-based smooth polypoid mass in the transverse colon (figure 1). Palpation …
